Iron Mountain Lookout
US 1439, ID 131
Iron Mountain Lookout - 2006

Iron Mountain Lookout - 2006 - courtesy of Doug Fogg

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1439, ID 131 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered September 30, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Sawtooth National Forest
Camas County, Idaho
Coordinates N 43° 32.287' W 115° 02.697' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 32' 17" W 115° 02' 42"
N 43.538117° W 115.044948°
Elevation 9,691 ft (2,954 m)
Built 1961
Administered by US Forest Service - Sawtooth National Forest

Description

A lookout cabin was built atop Iron Mountain in 1922, a California Region 5 Plan 4A design. 

The structure was replaced in 1961 with the current R-6 Flat Top on an enclosed tower.

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Photos

1961

1961 - courtesy of The USFS Region 4 History Collection

1927

1927 - courtesy of The USFS Region 4 History Collection